Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
As of late I have been trying a furled leader with a "tiny" split ring tied in the end that I then attach my tippet to. In terms of casting and turning over dry flies this works exceptionally well.
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Spence,
I like the loop set up. That being said I do vary the construction of the loop. I have found on my lighter weight rods I like the finger trap type woven devices. On the heavier rods I just nail knot a section of stiff mono and tie the "handshake loop" in the opposite end of the mono but this never any longer than say 6".
As of late I have been trying a furled leader with a "tiny" split ring tied in the end that I then attach my tippet to. In terms of casting and turning over dry flies this works exceptionally well. The caveat is I am pretty lazy when it comes to changing leaders for nymphs to dries. This particular rig requires a little more work to complete the change over so the jury is still out for me.
JW
Spence,
I like the loop set up. That being said I do vary the construction of the loop. I have found on my lighter weight rods I like the finger trap type woven devices. On the heavier rods I just nail knot a section of stiff mono and tie the "handshake loop" in the opposite end of the mono but this never any longer than say 6".
As of late I have been trying a furled leader with a "tiny" split ring tied in the end that I then attach my tippet to. In terms of casting and turning over dry flies this works exceptionally well. The caveat is I am pretty lazy when it comes to changing leaders for nymphs to dries. This particular rig requires a little more work to complete the change over so the jury is still out for me.
JW
Hi JohnW. What is the finger trap style woven connection to which you refer?
Bruce
Goose;
Yeah, I use pretty much the same setup as you but I have a question:how long do you keep your butt section to flyline piece w/o changing? i've kept mine on one of my lines for like 3-4 seasons now. You think it should be changed?
Just curious...Is it possible to teach a really old dog a new trick?